$LUV (-1,75%)

🔹 Adj EPS: $0.56 (Est. $0.47) 🟢

🔹 Revenue: $6.93B (Est. $6.97B) 🔴

🔹 Passenger Revenue: $6.31B (Est. $6.32B) 🔴

Q1 2025 Outlook:

🔹 RASM: Up 5% to 7% YoY

🔹 ASMs: Down 2% to 3% YoY

🔹 Economic Fuel Costs per Gallon: $2.50 - $2.60

🔹 CASM-X (Ex-Fuel & Special Items): Up 7% to 9% YoY

FY 2025 Guidance & 2027 Targets:

🔹 Operating Margin: 3% to 5% (Target: ≥10%)

🔹 ROIC After-Tax: 5% to 8% (Target: ≥15%)

🔹 ASMs Growth: 1% to 2% YoY

🔹 2025 Expected Aircraft Deliveries: 38 Boeing 737-8 planes

Key Financial & Operational Highlights

🔹 Q4 Revenue Growth: +1.6% YoY, driven by strong holiday bookings

🔹 Q4 RASM Growth: +8.0% YoY

🔹 Fuel Efficiency: Improved by 1.9% YoY

🔹 Q4 Operating Expenses: Down -7.9% YoY

🔹 Q4 CASM-X Growth: +11.1% YoY, impacted by labor costs

🔸 Cost Initiatives: Workforce optimization, efficiency enhancements, supply chain improvements

Fleet & Capital Spending

🔹 Q4 Capacity: Down -4.4% YoY

🔹 FY 2025 Capacity Forecast: Up 1% to 2% YoY

🔹 Planned Retirements: 51 aircraft in 2025

🔹 2025 CapEx: $2.5B - $3.0B

Liquidity & Capital Returns

🔹 Cash & Investments: $8.7B

🔹 Debt Outstanding: $6.7B

🔹 Debt to Invested Capital: 43%

🔹 Shareholder Returns in 2024: $680M (Dividends & Buybacks)

🔹 Announced $750M Share Repurchase Program

CEO Bob Jordan's Commentary:

🔸 "Momentum from revenue initiatives and operational improvements is materializing faster than expected."

🔸 "Strategic cost-cutting and efficiency improvements are a priority in 2025."

🔸 "Expanded premium seating and loyalty programs will enhance customer experience and financial performance."

$LUV (-1,75%) | Southwest Airlines Q3'24 Earnings Highlights:

🔹 Adjusted EPS: $0.15 (Est. $0.07)🟢

🔹 Operating Revenue: $6.87B (Est. $6.81B) 🟢; UP +5.3% YoY

Segments Revenue:

🔹 Passenger: $6.25B (Est. $6.16B) 🟢; UP +5.7% YoY

🔹 Freight: $43M (Est. $45.9M)😕; DOWN -2.3% YoY

🔹 Other: $577M (Est. $588.7M)😕; UP +1.4% YoY

Operational Metrics:

🔹 ASM: 45.22B (+2.4% YoY)

🔹 RPM: 36.74B (+3.1% YoY)

🔹 Load Factor: 81.2% (vs. 80.7% YoY)

🔹 RASM: $13.82 (+3.3% YoY)

🔹 Yield per Passenger Mile: $17.01 (+2.5% YoY)

🔹 Average Passenger Fare: $175.97 (+5.2% YoY)

Business and Strategic Updates:

🔸 Economic Fuel Cost: $2.55 per gallon, including 7c/gallon premium expense and 2c/gallon favorable cash settlements from fuel derivatives

🔸 Aircraft Delivery: 20 Boeing 737-8 deliveries expected in 2024; delays may extend into 2025

🔸 Q4 Capacity Guidance: ASMs to decline ~4%; RASM to rise 3.5%-5.5% YoY

🔸 Capital Spending: Revised FY24 capex to ~$2.1B, with ~$825M for aircraft

🔸 Liquidity: $9.4B in cash and cash equivalents; fully available $1B credit line

🔸 Shareholder Returns: Returned $431M to shareholders through dividends YTD

Relevant Excerpts:

🔸 "Record Q3 performance for both operating and passenger revenues driven primarily by yield improvements from capacity moderation and progress in managing tactical initiatives."

🔸 "Continue to take urgent steps to control costs, including offering voluntary time off programs and controlling hiring to address overstaffing."

🔸 "Savings from the cost plan announced last month expected to ramp up to $500M in annual run rate savings by 2027."

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Update: Position geclosed, negative News Meldungen übers WE.